Hyderabad, July 29: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) floor leader in Telangana Assembly, Akbaruddin Owaisi today gave a strong warning to the state government that if police continue its highhanded behaviour in the old city of Hyderabad the government will be responsible for any law and order problem.
He threatened to personally stop police from beating up youth in the old during night hours.
Speaking in Assembly, Akbaruddin Owaisi alleged that policemen are thrashing innocent youth standing in front of their houses.
“The policemen are beating with lathis anyone standing in front of his house after 11 p.m. They are entering houses and beating up youngsters,” he said.
He warned that he would personally intervene to stop this and that the government would be responsible for any law and order problem.
“Do we remain silent if a minister or MLA’s son is beaten up by police? The children of the poor are being beaten up. They are my children. If police come to the old city, Akbaruddin Owaisi will stand after 11 p.m. and see who will dare to beat them,” he said.
Owaisi made it clear that the government would be responsible for any law and order problem which may arise because of his action.
The MLA from Chandrayangutta constituency wanted to know why police were forcing closure of shops at 10.30 p.m. only in the old city. “Why don’t the police close Café Niloufer and the liquor shop in front of the police commissioner’s office. I saw them doing business even after midnight. Has the police commissioner closed his eyes or is this because they send tea, snacks and bottles to the dignitaries who come to the office of the police commissioner,” he asked.
The MLA also stated that every police station gets ‘mamool’ (bribe). “I am not afraid of anybody. I openly say that every police station gets ‘mamool’,” he said.
He said an Assistant Commissioner of Police approached him, seeking contribution for building a police station in his constituency. “I asked them if they had stopped getting mamool. I told them to build police stations instead of houses,” he said.
Akbaruddin Owaisi remarked the police excesses were damaging brand Hyderabad and declared his intention to file a PIL in the court.
The AIMIM leader said police should deal firmly with the criminals and not innocent citizens. He told the Congress government that these incidents were damaging Hyderabad’s image.
“We are demanding the government to eliminate Ganja and liquor. Put criminals into jail. Beat up those bringing Ganja, involved in satta, rapists and murderers but don’t beat up innocents,” he said.
Voicing concern over the growing number of murders in Hyderabad, Owaisi asked why police were failing to stop murders.
